DOSBOX
A DOS emulator for MAC OSx, Windows Vista, 7, and 8
A DOS emulator for MAC OSx, Windows Vista, 7, and 8
Instructions to install DOSBOX
1. Create a folder on your hard drive that will serve as the DOSBox program's C: drive. For this tutorial, we'll use the folder name "games" on the PC's C: drive. This is where you will store games to be accessed by your DOSBox program.
2. Put any games that you have downloaded into this new folder. Create separate folders for each of your games. For this tutorial, we'll say there is a folder called "chess" that contains a DOS-based chess game.
3. Run your DOSBox program. Two windows will appear; minimize--but don't close--the DOSBox Status Window. When you see the Z:\ prompt in the main DOSBox window, type
"mount c c:\games." With this command, you are telling the DOSBox program where your emulated C drive will be located ('games' folder).
4. Type "c:" and press enter when you see the Z:\ prompt. Then type "cd chess." You should now see a prompt that says "c:\chess." (the 'chess' folder is a subfolder in the 'games' folder)
5. Enter the name of the executable file that is required to run your game. You can find out which file this is by reading a "readme" file that comes with your game. Type in the name of that file, minus the .exe file extension, and hit enter. Your game will begin and you are ready to play.
Some NOTES:
You will have to re-mount the virtual drive c:\ each time you go to dosbox.exe unless you modify the .ini file in the dosbox directory. To do this, open the dosbox.ini (Dosbox 0.74 Options) file with notepad (double clicking on the Dosbox 0.74 Options icon should automatically do this). Go all the way to the bottom and type:
mount c c:\{your virtual folder here - ie. 'games', 'elfin', etc.}
c:
cd {subdirectory in your virtual folder}(*optional)
Be sure to have a carriage return at the end of the last line.
Save the file and every time you open dosbox it will automatically mount your folder as virtual drive c: and go to the appropriate folder in order for you to run your programs. Omit the last line if you want to stay in the virtual c:\ drive (like if you have more than one sub-directory folder).
There are some good tutorial videos on youTube for dosbox and some will teach you how to change the .ini file to run dosbox in full screen mode.
You may go directly to Dosbox.com and choose which dosbox is best for your computer platform.
1. Create a folder on your hard drive that will serve as the DOSBox program's C: drive. For this tutorial, we'll use the folder name "games" on the PC's C: drive. This is where you will store games to be accessed by your DOSBox program.
2. Put any games that you have downloaded into this new folder. Create separate folders for each of your games. For this tutorial, we'll say there is a folder called "chess" that contains a DOS-based chess game.
3. Run your DOSBox program. Two windows will appear; minimize--but don't close--the DOSBox Status Window. When you see the Z:\ prompt in the main DOSBox window, type
"mount c c:\games." With this command, you are telling the DOSBox program where your emulated C drive will be located ('games' folder).
4. Type "c:" and press enter when you see the Z:\ prompt. Then type "cd chess." You should now see a prompt that says "c:\chess." (the 'chess' folder is a subfolder in the 'games' folder)
5. Enter the name of the executable file that is required to run your game. You can find out which file this is by reading a "readme" file that comes with your game. Type in the name of that file, minus the .exe file extension, and hit enter. Your game will begin and you are ready to play.
Some NOTES:
You will have to re-mount the virtual drive c:\ each time you go to dosbox.exe unless you modify the .ini file in the dosbox directory. To do this, open the dosbox.ini (Dosbox 0.74 Options) file with notepad (double clicking on the Dosbox 0.74 Options icon should automatically do this). Go all the way to the bottom and type:
mount c c:\{your virtual folder here - ie. 'games', 'elfin', etc.}
c:
cd {subdirectory in your virtual folder}(*optional)
Be sure to have a carriage return at the end of the last line.
Save the file and every time you open dosbox it will automatically mount your folder as virtual drive c: and go to the appropriate folder in order for you to run your programs. Omit the last line if you want to stay in the virtual c:\ drive (like if you have more than one sub-directory folder).
There are some good tutorial videos on youTube for dosbox and some will teach you how to change the .ini file to run dosbox in full screen mode.
You may go directly to Dosbox.com and choose which dosbox is best for your computer platform.